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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES F. RICHARDS, OF TITUSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO HENRY BADOOOK, OF SAME PLACE.

COMPOUND FOR COATING DRY-SAND MOLDS AND CORES SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 276,628, dated May 1, 1883.

I Application filed February 24, 1883. (No specimens.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES FINLEY R1011- ARDS, of Titusville, in the county of Crawford and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Compounds for Dry-Sand Molds and Cores; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to an improvement in compounds for coating dry sand cores and molds; and it consists of the combination of plumb-ago, wood charcoal, bituminous coal, malt liquor, flour, and water, compounded in the manner hereinafter described.

About equal parts, by weight, of the plumbago, wood-charcoal, and bituminous coal are thoroughly pulverized and sifted through a very fine sieve or dust-bag, said ingredients being thoroughly mixed. A sufficientquan tity of malt liquor (common beer) is added to this mixed mass to make it by stirring into a thin paste. Then flour is mixed in Water until the flourand Water have the consistency of cream.

In preparing a quantity of the compound for washing or coating a mold or a core, take three parts of the first mixture and one part of the second mentioned mixture and mix said mixtures thoroughly together, after which add sufiicientwater to make the mixed mass of the consistency desired.

The compound is appliedto the mold or core with a brush, (by preference a very fine brush,)

.care being taken to apply the compound evenly to the casting a very smooth and fine surface.

Having thus described my improvement, what I claim is- 1 In a compound for coating dry-sand molds and cores for cnstin gs, the combination of plumbago, wood charcoal, bituminous coal, malt liquor, flour, and water, mixed and prepared 'sltrbstantially as herein described, and for the purpose set forth.

JAMES FINLEY RICHARDS.

Witnesses ARCHIE JOHNSTON, HENRY BADCOCK. 

